Datasheet
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Xtra-Guard® 5
Maximum Temperature and Chemical Performance
300 V Foil Shield, Multipair
UL AWM 20229
UL CMP
CSA CMP FT6
Operating Temperature
• –80°C to +200°C
• –80°C to +150°C (AWM, CMP)
Conductor Color Coding
• Chart A
• Jacket Tints: Nine available
(Tan standard)
Materials
• Stranded tinned copper
conductors
• FEP insulation
• FEP jacket
• Aluminum/polyester foil shield,
with 25% overlap and foil
facing inward
• Tinned copper drain wire sized
the same as cable conductors
• Aramid fiber ripcord
Availability
Made to order
1000 ft (305 m) minimum
FIT® Tubing Recommendations
• FIT-650: Chemical/temperature
resistant flexible fluoroelastomer
• FIT-400: Temperature/chemical
resistant FEP
24 AWG (0.23 mm
2
)
Stranding: 7/32 (7 x 0.20 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.010 (0.25 mm)
Part No. Pairs
Nominal Diameter Jacket Thickness
Inch mm Inch mm
55491 1 0.154 3.91 0.027 0.69
55492 2 0.210 5.33 0.027 0.69
55493 3 0.222 5.64 0.027 0.69
55496 6 0.284 7.21 0.027 0.69
55499 9 0.329 8.36 0.027 0.69
55499/11 11 0.355 9.02 0.027 0.69
22 AWG (0.35 mm
2
)
Stranding: 7/30 (7 x 0.25 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.010 (0.25 mm)
Part No. Pairs
Nominal Diameter Jacket Thickness
Inch mm Inch mm
55481 1 0.166 4.22 0.027 0.69
55482 2 0.230 5.84 0.027 0.69
55483 3 0.243 6.17 0.027 0.69
55486 6 0.313 7.95 0.027 0.69
55489 9 0.364 9.25 0.027 0.69
55489/12 12 0.407 10.34 0.027 0.69
20 AWG (0.56 mm
2
)
Stranding: 7/28 (7 x 0.32
mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.010 (0.25 mm)
Part No. Pairs
Nominal Diameter Jacket Thickness
Inch mm Inch mm
55451 1 0.182 4.62 0.027 0.69
55452 2 0.256 6.50 0.027 0.69
55453 3 0.271 6.88 0.027 0.69
55455 5 0.324 8.23 0.027 0.69
55456 6 0.353 8.97 0.027 0.69
55459 9 0.412 10.46 0.027 0.69
55459/12 12 0.461 11.71 0.027 0.69
18 AWG (0.90 mm
2
)
Stranding: 7/26 (7 x 0.40 mm)
Insulation thickness: 0.010 (0.25 mm)
Part No. Pairs
Nominal Diameter Jacket Thickness
Inch mm Inch mm
55371 1 0.202 5.13 0.027 0.69
55372 2 0.289 7.34 0.027 0.69
55373 3 0.306 7.77 0.027 0.69
55376 6 0.402 10.21 0.027 0.69
55379 9 0.472 11.99 0.027 0.69










